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Adware-Dashbar

Type
Program
SubType
Adware
Discovery Date
05/05/2005
Minimum DAT
4485 (05/05/2005)
Updated DAT
4686 (01/31/2006)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
05/05/2005
Description Modified
09/22/2005 4:24 AM (PT)

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Characteristics

McAfee(R) AVERT™ recognizes that this program may have legitimate uses in contexts where an authorized administrator has knowingly installed this application. If you agreed to a license agreement for this, or another bundled application, you may have legal obligations with regard to removing this software, or using the host application without this software. Please contact the software vendor for further information.

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Summary:

Dashbar is a search toolbar that allows the user to search directly from his browser without having to navigate to a search engine. As dashbar is supported by advertising from the GAIN Network so ads are displayed while browsing depending upon the users online activities. The user can refer the URL  “dashbar.com”.

Privacy :

EULA is displayed on installation.

Installation:

On installation some of the registry keys which get added are:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Gator.com
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Gator.com\DashBar
  •  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {21FFB6C0-0DA1-11D5-A9D5-00500413153C}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {CC90CDA0-74A0-45b4-80EF-D89CA8C249B8}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DashBarToolbar.SearchScoutBandObj
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {A2BA5E71-5BE3-4007-AC48-157823FB63FB}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\
    {8642D0F2-37CC-46B7-AA5B-399E6E68C626}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\bnjlhl
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Gator.com
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Gator.com\Trickler
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Gator.com\Gator\
    stat\GMT
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
    CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DashBar

Following folders are added:

  • c:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT
  • c:\Program Files\DashBar

Aliases

Aliases

  • CA etrust pestpatrol : Spyware.claria.dashbar
  • Kaspersky: Adware.toolbar.dashbar.f
  • Panda Antivirus : Adware-gator
  • Symantec: Adware-dashbar